Ero Copper reports new copper zone below Vermelhos mine in Brazil
Ero Copper (TSX: ERO) says it has identified a new zone of mineralization at its Vermelhos project, an underground mine under development in Brazil and part of the company’s MCSA…
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Glencore’s board approves pay package for Nagle
Glencore’s board approved on Thursday the proposed pay package for incoming chief executive Gary Nagle, despite coming under fire from proxy groups and some investors in recent weeks. Nagle, who…
Africa Snapshot: Eight companies seeking opportunities
Be it gold, copper or uranium, the African continent has powerful resources for mining. And there are several industry-friendly governments that are ready to secure their futures with new resource…
Northern Dynasty releases ESG for Pebble project
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE:NAK), the company behind the controversial Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in Alaska, has released an environmental, social and governance (ESG) report for the proposed mine, as…
Report looks at recycling battery metals to meet rising demand
A new report suggests that recycled metals could meet a significant part of the rising demand from electric vehicles (EVs), decreasing some of the need for new mine supply. The…
US Department of Energy provides funds for First Cobalt’s Iron Creek project
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute is giving Toronto-based junior First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) US$600,000 over two years for research on mineral processing techniques for the…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 236: From Fruta del Norte to Cerro Blanco – Bluestone Resources CEO Jack Lundin on mining in Latin America
This week’s episode features an in-depth interview with Bluestone Resources president and CEO Jack Lundin on the company’s Cerro Blanco project and its accompanying Mita geothermal project in Guatemala. Jack…
UniGold completes PEA on Candelones oxide project
UniGold (TSXV: UGD; US-OTC: UGDIF) has released the results of a preliminary economic assessment of a stand-alone oxide gold project, which it says will provide cash flow as the company…
Vale mulls base metals spinoff to tap EV market
Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s no.1 nickel producer, is evaluating a potential spinoff of its base metals division as part of the miner’s growing interest in the electric vehicles (EV)…
Barrick readies to open Loulo-Gounkoto underground mine
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX; NYSE:GOLD), the world’s second-largest bullion miner, said a third underground mine at the company’s giant Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in Mali has reached its first mining level and…
Arctic Star unearths new kimberlites at Diagras
Since beginning drilling this year at its Diagras joint-venture project in Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, earlier this month, Arctic Star Exploration (TSXV: ADD) has already found two new kimberlites….
Ontario budget boosts funding for exploration, mine rescue
The Ontario government is launching a new program to fund junior exploration in the province and upping financial support for the Ontario Mine Rescue program. The province’s 2021 budget, which…